Vulcanizer



H. M. FULLER.

VULCANIZER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- I3, 192!- Patented Apr. 4; 1922.

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HENRY M. FULLER, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 THOMAS G. POLITZ, OF SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH.

' VULCANIZER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 4, 1922 Application filed September 13, 1921. Serial No. 500,295.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY M. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Salt Lake City, in the county of Salt Lake and State of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vulcanizers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to vulcanizers, and has for its object to provide a vulcanizer which is to be secured on the exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine, whereby the inner tubes of pneumatic tires may be quickly repaired by vulcanizing a patch thereon, using the heat of said exhaust manifold to effect said vulcanizing. A further object is to provide a vulcanizer which may be attached on the exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine on which food may be cooked or other material heated as desired by the heat from the exhaust of such engines.

These objects I accomplish with the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar letters and numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views and as described in the specification forming a part of this application and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings in which I have shown a substantial embodiment of my invention Figure 1 is a plan view of the device. Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section on line 2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is an elevation of a portion of the device showing one of the hinges. Figure at is an elevation of the other side of the device. Figure 5 is an elevation of the device in place on the exhaust manifold of an automobile engine, much reduced in size from the other views.

The device is fastened on the exhaust manifold A of an automobile engine by the U-shaped bolts 1, which are passed on the under side of said manifold and the ends secured by the nut 3 to a heat plate 2, which rests on the upper side of said manifold. An asbestos mat 4- is carried on the upper face of said heat plate to regulate the heat from said manifold A. A base plate 5 is hinged to said heat plate 2, preferably on the front side thereof, by the hinges 6, and said base plate rests on said asbestos mat 4, and is given the same edge dimensions as said mat. Two clamp plates 7 are each provided with its respective hand lever 8, and are to be operated by said levers to hold an inner tube with a patch or patches between said base plate 5 and said clamps when vulcanizing the patches on the tube. The said levers 8 are hinged at one end to said base plate 5 by the hinges 9, and are to be locked in position by'the hook rods 10. A portion of each of said rods is passed through its respective eye bolt 11 and held from longitudinal movement by the nuts 12 and 13. The said clamp plates are each fastened to its respective lever 8 by the bolt 14: and nut 15, and between the said lever 8 and the clamp plate connected therewith is the spring 16 which is carried on said bolt. The lower end portion of each of said hinges 9 engages the head of the tap bolt 17 by ten- SlOIl.

To use my device in patching the inner tube of a pneumatic tire, the patch is fastened on said tube by rubber cement and the hook 10 is disengaged from the lever 8. The said lever and clamp plate 7 is turned back on the hinge 9 and the tube is placed on the base plate 5 and the clamp plate and lever returned to the position shown in Figure 4. When the engine is operated by exploding fuel therein the exhaust will heat the manifold A, and heat will be radiated therefrom and heat the said base plate 5 and vulcanize the patch and tube together. The amount of heat is regulated by the thickness of the asbestos mat 4, and if desired, a large hole or two holes may be vulcanized by using both clamp plates and levers. When heat is desired for cooking on the manifold the engagement of the hinges 9 with their respective tap bolts 17 is released and the base plate and all parts of the device above said plate are turned toward the front on the hinges 6 and the cooking utensils are placed on the asbestos mat for heat as generated from the exhaust of the engine. The nuts 12 and 13 are to regulate the tension of the springs 16 and hold the device from rattling when the automobile is used.

I thus provide a new and novel vulcanizer consisting of a heat plate secured on the exhaust manifold of an internal engine, with a heat regulating mat, base plate and clamp I plates with lever to apply pressure and heat to a patch on an inner tube.

And having described my invention and its operation I desire to secure by Letters Patent and claim 1. In a device of the class described the combination with the exhaust manifold of an internal combustion engine, of a heat plate secured on the upper side of said manifold; an asbestos mat carried on said heat plate; a base plate having one edge hinged to said heat plate and resting on said asbestos mat; a lever pivoted to the opposite plate secured on the upper side of said manitold; an asbestos mat carried on said heat plate; a'base plate hingedly connected with said heat plate on one edge and adapted '00 rest on said asbestos mat; a air of lever-bars hingedly connected with t e opposite edge of said base plate; clamp plates carried on theunder side of said levers by bolts secured at their heads in said clamp plates and passed through said levers; nuts on said bolts to adjust the position of said clamp plates relative to said levers; springs on said bolts to supply tension between said levers and the respective clamp plates; and hooks to hold said levers in clamping position.

Y In testimony whereof I have afl'lxed my signature.

HENRY M. FULLER. 

